OPINION

“lo We are of opinion that the «Privy Council have probably au- «thority to grant leave to appeal and «that the two cases in which Mr.

«Landry häs been held personally «guilty of offences against the Elec- «tion Act involve important ques- . «tions of law suitable to be submitted «to that Court by way of appeal. As

qu RME a PTE ANSE NO SP TA VERT STE TE PNR RE ET

«however the matter is one for the «discrelion of the Court it is impos «sible to express anv certain opinion «as Lo the result of an application « far leave to appeal.

«Should they grant leave to Ap- «peal, such Due would probably «include the whole question of the cright of Mr. Landry to the seat,

20. We think that the leller written «by the witness Blais was NOT Abuis- (SIBLE and that his warsupported testi.

CMONY US NOT SUFFICIENT {0 JUSTIFY «the majority of the Court in their de- «cision on his case. The effect of the «Speech at the parish of St. Francois «involves a somewhat novel ques- «tion but we know 0f NO AUTHORITY «for holding that it amounted to bri- «bery. The other two questions are «rather questions of fact than law

| Candit is difficult to say before hand

«how the evidence will be appre- «ciated by the tribunal before whom «it is brought.

«On the whole we are of opinion that Mr. Landry would have à fair «prospect of attaining a reversal at «least of that part of the Judgment «which personally disqualifies hini «if leave is granted to Appeal.

«ef. P, BENJAMIN, «HENRY M. Boupas. »

in résumé donc et telle est l’opinion de MM. Benjamin et Bompas, Bischoff, Bompas et Bischoltf,—opinion d’une valeur incontestable, on en conviendra—

Lo Cette clause de la loi des élections contestées qui déclare qu'il n’y a pas (? appel n’esi pas applicable lorsqu’ il s’agit d’un appel au Con-

seil Privé ;

90 La lettre de Maitre Jean Charles Blais n’est pas une preuve admissible ;

30 Le témoignage du même individu ne contient rien qui puisse Justifier la décision de la majorité du tribunal ;

40 On ne peut s'appuyer sur aucune autorité quelconque pour faire un cas de corruption du discours prononcé à St. François, aux électeurs de la concession Ste. Catherine,

Certes, Monsieur le Rédacteur, une